Snap hook for tire chains



March 18, 1924. 1,486,893

E. STOLPE SNAP HOOK FOR TIREcHAINs Filed April 10 1922 INVENTOR j fi m Patented reed. 1e, rose nnro STOLPE, or yonxnns, new man.

SNAP noon roe TIRE CHAINS.

Application filed April 10, 1922. Serial No. 551,017.

'new and useful- Improvements in Sna Hooks for Tire Chains, of which the folowing is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in snap hooks for tire chains, and is especially adapted for use upon pneumatic or cushion tires. I

The principal objects of this invention are the provision of sna hooks in connection with anti-slipping cements, such as the short cross-chains in diagonal positions across the tire so as to procure the most effective anti-slipping efi'ect of such crosschains, and at the same time use less. chain in such an anti-slipping attachment for any given size of tire than has heretofore been used when such diagonally-disposed crosschains have been used; to enable a ready,

7 quick and independent connection or release of any one of the diagonally-disposed cross chains without disturbing any other crosschain; to produce a construction in which two of these chain sections radiating in opposits directions may be connected to a snap ook having radiating prongs which enable the spacing of the cross chains at the base and which will furthermore enable and ready snap-hook connection of two cross-chains to one of the side retaining chains; andto produce the main or body part of such a snap-hook connecting member from a single rod or strand of wire,

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises the combination of members and arrangement of parts so combined as to co-act and cooperate with each other in the performance or the functions and the accomplishment of the results herein contemplated, and comprises in one of its adaptations the species or preferred form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is aside elevation of a portion of a wheel showing a non-skid oranti-slipping attachment applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of a tire and rim with the non-skid element hung loosely thereon; 1 Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the non-skid or anti-slipping attachment removed from the tire;

the quickshown a sleeve 4.

employed for the Fig. 4: is a top or plan view of the connecting element for the side and diagonal chains;

Fig. 5 is a side view of the connecting element shown in Fig.4; and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Referring now to'these drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of my in vention, 1 indicates a tire of any desired type to which is applied an anti-slipping or non-skid attachment embodying my invention. The anti-slipping attachment shown is for-med with side chains 2'2 which are connected together by a series of diagonally disposed identical chains 3. The opposite ends of two of these chains are connected to the side chains by means of a V- or triangular shaped connecting element 4 which is formed with three hooks at its corners, thus one end of the element 4; is provided with a hook i which is connected to one of the side chains 2 and the opposite end is provided with two oppositely disposed and diagonally arranged; hooks 4 4, respectively, to which hooks are connected the ends of two diagonally disposed chains 3. The.

connecting element 4- is preferably formed of a strand of wire or rod and the body of the hook 4 is formed by bending this wire intermediate its ends to produce a hook 4:, and the opposite ends of this strand are then bent diagonally in form the hooks 49-4.

preferably provided for strands together and for this purpose I have The connecting elements so formed are preferably provided with a Suitable means is leaf spring 5 which, as shown, is connected by a rivet 6 to the sleeve 4. and has terminal ends 5- 5 extending into contact with the hooks 4 so as to close the same and provide a snap hook arrangement with each of the same.

Any suitable means for connecting the ends of the side chains together is employed and, as illustrated, I have provided anopen ended link 7 for this purpose. however, any other-suitable means maybe purpose of attaching these chains. and for ti htening the same when necessary. In app ying this attachment to,

wheels the side of the connecting element 4 having the single book is snapped in place on the chains 2-. The diagonal chain sections may be left in connection with theelement Obviously,

opposite directions to holding the two the vehicle tire simply by 4 so as to properly spaee the sections themof and the opposite end 4: of said hook may be snapped in plaoe upon which the chains 2 may tightened in any suitable Way, or if desired all the chains may be connected in substantially the pee sitions shown in Fig. 3 and conn connecting the ends of the side chains 2 and tightening the same up in any suitable Way.

Having described my invention, 1 claim 1. A" snap-hook. for tire chains embody= ing, in combination, a triangular-shaped connectin member having at two of its angles a pair of snap hooks for engaging and separating cross-chain sections and a single snap hook at its other angle for engeging a side chain.

the chains 2 after neee eee 2. A. snap-hook for tire ehains embody= ing, in combination, a triangulanshaped connectin member havm e portion formed 0 a single stran or K of Wine bent to form intermediate its ends e single hook for eng ent with a smile chain, and.

to two additiona hooks at its opposite ends for engaging and separating two cross chains, and a single sprin snap member for simultaneously closin a l ofsuch hooks.

In witness whereof, have signed my name to the foregoing specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

ERIC STULPE,

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